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  <title><![CDATA[The Princess and the Bear]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;p&gt; He was once a king, turned into a bear as punishment for his cruel and selfish deeds. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; She was a once a princess, now living in the form of a hound. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Wary companions, they are sent&#8212;in human form&#8212;back to a time when magic went terribly astray. Together they must right the wrongs caused by this devastating power&#8212;if only they can find a way to trust each other. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; But even as each becomes aware of an ever-growing attraction, the stakes are rising and they must find a way to eliminate this evil force&#8212;or risk losing each other forever. &lt;/p&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2009</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Princess and the Bear</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Mette Ivie Harrison]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually couldn’t finish this one, so I probably shouldn’t even write a review. All I will say is that it was just very bland and hard to get into. The first 130+ pages were told from the perspective of the Bear and the Hound. I never really got how the two “fell” for each other in this fo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71893386">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72874862">
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed the author's structuring of characters within the confines of their &quot;rules&quot; -- the bear is sentient and initially born a human with an interesting history but cannot speak to the dog in a language per se and the dog is a dog with a dog's view and language but once spent time as a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72874862">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54125491">
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  <read_at>Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book continues the story found in the Princess and the Hound, now following the Hound and the Bear.  It is a different book, unique as it is not in anyway a retelling of a story.  But, it does have the elements of a fairytale--magic, a prince, etc.  The main difference is that the magic is anim...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54125491">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="67291508">
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    <body><![CDATA[I was wrapped up in it from the very beginning. In the story of a once princess, who was never really human, now returned to the form of a hound, and a king now turned bear, these two protagonists seek to satisfy their vauge wants and needs as human and beast. <br/><br/>The story is told from both...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67291508">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54624926">
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  <date_added>Fri May 01 14:39:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed by Joan Stradling for TeensReadToo.com<br/><br/>In an age of kings and princesses, Harrison weaves a fantasy tale of magic that links humans and animals in a surprising and unique way.<br/><br/>King Richon and Princess Chala continue the adventure begun in THE PRINCESS AND THE HOUND. Th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54624926">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="68600284">
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    <body><![CDATA[The author states that she hadn't planned for a sequel to the Princess and the Hound and then found that the Bear and Hound had a story of their own. In fact, this story really stands on it's own two feet. I liked how each chapter rotates narration between the Bear or the Hound. I also really enjoye...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68600284">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="65574911">
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This sequel to The Princess and the Hound features the other pair from that story - King Richon and the Hound.  Beginning at the end of the previous story, the Bear and the Hound discover an evil cat/man who is poisoning parts of their forest with &quot;unmagic&quot;.  In order to combat the unmagic...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65574911">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70157097">
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>The Princess and the Bear</em> is a companion novel to <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Mettie Ivie Harrison's" title="Mettie Ivie Harrison's">Mettie Ivie Harrison's</a> <em>The Princess and the Hound</em>.  In this book, the Hound and the Bear of the first novel must embark on a journey through space and time to thwart the unmagic that is destroying their forest.  The Bear must once again face the Wild...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70157097">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50153677">
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  <read_at>Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Let's just say, WAY better than Princess and the Hound. The plot's more intruging, the writing style is tons better and the characters are more alive.<br/><br/>Like I said, the plot is definitely better and I love how Mette gives us perspectives from the animals - the Hound and then the Bear so we...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50153677">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="65469962">
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Companion story to the Princess and the Hound.  The is the story of the Hound, who was transformed into a princess for a while in the first book and then returned to her hound form.  The bear (a prince transformed into a bear by the Wild Man) and the hound join forces to defeat the forces of evil in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65469962">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72158690">
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    <name><![CDATA[Marilyn]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The best thing about this book is the unusual and unexpected fantasy world that Harrison has created.  Definitely not the same old stuff.  I would probably have enjoyed it more if I were more of an animal-lover, more interested in seeing/feeling things from an animal's point of view.  Still, I enjoy...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72158690">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="57707944">
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  <read_at>Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[In a rash decision I picked this up for a fast read. I was so not impressed. The world was well created but bland. The way the characters told their stories was a bit silly and awkward. The only reason it got two stars was for the creative play of fables within a story. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I did not like this one as well as the first.  In fact I did not finish it.  Maybe if I had, I would have liked it better, but I had a hard time getting into the story.   It was due back at the library.. might try again later and will update my rating if it improves]]></body>
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    <review id="57691994">
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    <body><![CDATA[I like that this is more of a parallel story than a sequel.  You have to read the first one in order to understand the second but the time frames are different.  The characters and story were fun and a good read for any audience.  Overall a good read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The story started out slow and gradually picked up. I didn't remember the first book that well, so it took me awhile to figure out the characters and their connections. Overall the writing was very choppy and disjointed.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The stunningly beautiful and romantic sequel to THE PRINCESS AND THE BEAR. Mette's just so good at this, and I think many new fans will fall in love with her work with this.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I couldn't bring myself to like the characters enough to read this book.  I tried, briefly, but the concept of this book is so strange...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read the Princess and the Hound by this same author and really liked it. I'm thinking this is the sequel, so hopefully it's just as good!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a little confusing because I hadn't read the first book, but it was compelling enough to keep me reading. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Gorgeous and very well executed.  Full review on my blog: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://librariansbookreviews.blogspot.com/2009/07/book-review-princess-and-bear-by-mette.html" title="http://librariansbookreviews.blogspot.com/2009/07/book-review-princess-and-bear-by-mette.html">http://librariansbookreviews.blogspot.co...</a>]]></body>
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